by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2010
CJR Criticizes MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan
CJR criticized MSNBC's host Dylan Ratigan for "endorsing" a "revolution" Nov. 8 after Ratigan had cartoonist Ted Rall, whose book "The...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2010
Minnesota Vikings Players Ignore Chicago Sun-Times’ Anonymously Sourced Story
Minnesota Vikings players dismissed the Chicago Sun-Times's article claiming that Vikings players wanted their head coach Brad Childress fired, the Minnesota...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2010
Gawker Retracted Graphic Murder Victim Photo
Gawker posted and then removed a graphic crime scene photograph of a recently murdered person, Christopher Jusko, the New York...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2010
Did Former Pres. Bush Plagiarize From News Outlets, Books?
The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim accused George W. Bush of "lifting" parts of his recent book Decision Points, published by...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2010
Washington Post to Train Staff on Ethics
The Washington Post will train its newsroom staff on ethics and standards next year, its ombudsman Andrew Alexander announced in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2010
Russian Journalists Under Attack
In the past week, three Russian reporters were attacked and another - who was severely attacked in 2008 - lost...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2010
Tweets Lead to Arrests, Libel Suits, Fines in British Courts
Media Briefs... In the U.K. this week, a politician was arrested, a cricket player has been sued for libel, and...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2010
CNN Ad Claims Objectivity; Labels Fox News, MSNBC Partisan
A new ad from CNN targets Fox News and MSNBC for being partisan while labeling itself objective, the Huffington Post...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2010
Cooks Source Apologizes after Copyright Infringement, Donates $ to Get Advertisers Back?
Last week, blogger Monica Gaudio's claim that a small, regional cooking magazine violated her blog's copyright by publishing (without her...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2010
Gawker Gives Media Ethics Advice?
Gawker published a set of suggestive guidelines for updated media ethics. They included full disclosure financially and politically, letting journalists vote and...